2025 Annual Institute

Hilton Columbia Center
924 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201

June 5 - 7, 2025

Intended Audience

Public health and community health nursing educators, public health leaders, public health nurses, and students and partners interested in public health, health equity, population health, social determinants of health, and other public health issues.

Purpose

To provide a scholarly and supportive community for those committed to excellence and innovation in community/public/population health nursing education, research, and practice.

2025 Conference Objectives

1. Derive innovative pedagogical approaches to community/public/population health nursing education;
2. Debate the implications and influence of community/public health nursing education on current and emerging academic program and workforce needs;
3. Explore the effects of historical, social, and physical contexts on population with a focus on how health equity intersects with these contexts to shape health outcomes and disparities; 
4. Highlight new science and evidence to support best practices in community/public health nursing education and practice;
5. Examine innovative community/academic partnerships and their impact on nursing education and workforce development; and
6. Critique the implications and effects of recent social and political events on community/public/population health education.